| Surrey 1735 - 1799 |
|
|
| 902 death
sentences led to 337 confirmed executions plus 14 probable ones. |
|
| Executions
were carried out on Kennington Common unless stated otherwise. |
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|
| Assize date |
Name |
Crime |
Execution date |
|
| 1735 - 9
executions |
|
| Th. 20 March |
William Sweet |
Sacrilege |
Th. 10 April |
|
| " |
Philip Wilkinson |
Sacrilege |
Th. 10 April |
|
|
Both above hanged at Kingston |
|
| " |
John Robinson |
Maiming & robbery |
F 11 April |
|
| " |
William Priestley |
Highway robbery |
F 11 April |
|
| " |
Matthew Sellars |
Highway robbery |
F 11 April |
|
| W 6 August |
Henry Sellon |
Highway robbery |
W 20 August |
|
| " |
Thomas Gray |
Highway robbery |
W 20 August |
|
| " |
Joseph Emmerson |
assault in dwelling house |
W 20 August |
|
| " |
John James |
assault in dwelling house |
W 20 August |
|
|
| 1736 - 5
executions |
|
| W 24 March |
John Graham |
Highway robbery |
Th. 15 April |
|
| " |
Michael Hughes |
Highway robbery |
F 30 April |
|
| " |
Isaac Bran |
street robbery |
Th. 15 April |
|
| W 11 August |
Elizabeth Gillian |
Privately stealing |
Th. 26 August |
|
| " |
William Carlo |
Privately stealing |
Th. 26 August |
|
|
Both above hanged at Kingston |
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|
| 1737 - 4
executions |
|
| W 16 March |
Robert Purdy |
Murder of his wife, Susannah |
Th. 7 April |
|
| " |
Rowland Rowley & |
Highway robbery |
Th. 7 April |
|
| " |
George Goswell |
Highway robbery |
Th. 7 April |
|
| " |
John Cox |
Highway robbery |
Th. 7 April |
|
|
| 1738 - 13
executions |
|
| Th. 16 March |
Gill Smith |
Murder of his wife, Elizabeth |
M 10 April |
|
|
Hanged on Kennington Common |
|
| " |
Daniel Moylon, |
Highway robbery |
W 12 April |
|
| " |
Henry Kelly, |
Highway robbery |
W 12 April |
|
| " |
John Riley, |
Highway robbery |
W 12 April |
|
| " |
Timothy Cosgrave & |
Highway robbery |
W 12 April |
|
| " |
George Green |
Highway robbery |
W 12 April |
|
| " |
Walter Connolly |
Highway robbery |
W 12 April |
|
| " |
Oliver White |
Highway robbery |
W 12 April |
|
| " |
Ann Goodson |
P/T murder of her husband, Thomas |
W 12 April |
|
|
The
above executions were at Guildford. Ann Goodson was burned at the stake |
| W 2 August |
Richard Kilburn |
Highway robbery |
S 26
August |
|
| " |
William Hoare |
Highway robbery |
S 26
August |
|
| " |
William Cooper |
Highway robbery |
S 26
August |
|
| " |
Stephen Suton |
Highway robbery |
S 26
August |
|
|
Above 4 hanged at Kingston |
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|
| 1739 - 10
executions |
|
| W 21 March |
John Cooke |
Highway robbery |
W 4 April |
|
| " |
Alexander Mills & |
Highway robbery |
W 4 April |
|
| " |
John Salmon |
Highway robbery |
W 4 April |
|
| " |
John Blundall |
Housebreaking |
W 4 April |
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| W 22 August |
Noah Gooby |
Highway robbery |
F 14 September |
|
| " |
Michael Lucas |
Housebreaking |
F 14 September |
|
| " |
John Hanna |
Highway robbery |
F 14 September |
|
| " |
Eleanor Spencer, |
Robbery in dwelling house |
F 14 September |
|
| " |
Johanna Rashford & |
Robbery in dwelling house |
F 14 September |
|
| " |
Peter Wellington |
Robbery in dwelling house |
F 14 September |
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|
| 1740 - 6 executions |
|
| W 26 March |
John Jenkins |
Burglary |
M 14
April |
|
| " |
Patrick Murphy |
Privately stealing |
M 14
April |
|
| " |
Thomas Middleton |
Highway robbery |
M 14
April |
|
|
These three hanged at Kingston |
|
| W 30 July |
Mary Cooper |
Burglary |
Th. 21 August |
|
| " |
James Hooper |
Highway robbery |
F 22 August |
|
| " |
William Creake |
Highway robbery |
M 25 August |
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|
Creake hanged
on Bagshot Heath, afterwards in chains |
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|
| 1741 - 2 executions |
|
| Th. 19 March |
James Lintot |
Highway robbery |
M 13
April |
|
| " |
Lawrence Lee |
Burglary |
M 13
April |
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|
| 1742 - 6
confirmed executions, plus two probable as no reprieves traced |
|
| W 24 March |
William Walters |
Highway robbery |
W 14 April |
|
| " |
James Gunnell |
Sheep theft |
W 14 April |
|
| " |
James Johnson |
Sheep theft |
W 14 April |
|
| " |
Thomas Williams & |
Stole in shop |
W 14 April |
|
| " |
Thomas Jones |
Stole in shop |
W 14 April |
|
| " |
Anne Elliott |
Burglary |
W 14 April |
|
|
Above 6 hanged at Guildford |
|
| Th. 12 August |
William Rolfe |
Highway robbery & murder |
??/August/Sept |
|
| " |
Thomas Smith |
Highway robbery |
??/August/Sept |
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|
| 1743 - 6 executions |
|
| Th. 4 August |
James Day & |
Murder of Simon Petell |
Th. 25 August |
|
| " |
Ann Hazard |
Murder of Simon Petell |
Th. 25 August |
|
| " |
John Harris |
Horse theft |
Th. 25 August |
|
| " |
Richard Keeble |
At large |
Th. 25 August |
|
| " |
James Hunt |
Sodomy |
Th. 25 August |
|
| " |
Thomas Collins |
Sodomy |
Th. 25 August |
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|
|
| 1744 - 4
probable executions as no reprieves traced |
|
| M 26 March |
Joseph Millest |
Burglary |
Unknown |
|
| " |
Robert Denn |
Horse theft |
Unknown |
|
| " |
Lawrence Burgoyne |
Highway robbery |
Unknown |
|
| " |
Edward Southwell |
Burglary |
Unknown |
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|
| 1745 - 1746
- No executions |
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|
| 1747 - 3
confirmed executions, plus one possible as no reprieves traced |
|
| S 11 April |
Thomas Richards |
Highway robbery |
F 1 May |
|
| " |
William Gill |
Highway robbery |
F 1 May |
|
| " |
James Hemmings |
Highway robbery |
F 1 May |
|
|
Above 3 hanged at Guildford |
|
| " |
Nathaniel Miller |
Highway robbery |
Unknown |
|
|
| 1748 - 2 executions |
|
| W 17 August |
James Lloyd |
Highway robbery |
F 9 September |
|
| " |
Edward Griffis |
Burglary |
F 9 September |
|
|
|
| 1749 - 10 executions |
|
| Th. 16 March |
Patrick Rena & |
Highway robbery |
W 12 April |
|
| " |
Thomas Dobbins |
Highway robbery |
W 12 April |
|
| " |
Richard Coleman |
Murder |
W 12 April |
|
| " |
Thomas Walker & |
Highway robbery |
W 12 April |
|
| " |
Arthur Gibbons |
Highway robbery |
W 12 April |
|
| Th. 3 August |
Thomas Neal & |
Highway robbery |
F 25 August |
|
| " |
William Bowen |
Highway robbery |
F 25 August |
|
| " |
Thomas Supple |
Highway robbery |
F 25 August |
|
| " |
Hugh Dawson & |
Highway robbery |
F 25 August |
|
| " |
John Gamell |
Highway robbery |
F 25 August |
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|
| 1750 - 5
confirmed executions, plus one possible as no reprieve traced (Neale) |
|
| Th. 29 March |
John Shelton |
Highway robbery |
Unknown |
|
| " |
Benjamin Neale |
Burglary |
Unknown |
|
| Th. 9 August |
James Cooper |
Murder of Robert Saxby |
Th. 30 August |
|
| " |
Jasper Vincent & |
Highway robbery |
Th. 30 August |
|
| " |
Charles Lewis |
Highway robbery |
Th. 30 August |
|
| " |
John Roney |
Highway robbery |
Th. 30 August |
|
|
| 1751 - 7 executions |
|
| Th. 28 March |
Joseph Chambers |
Highway robbery |
W 24 April |
|
| " |
Robert Cheeseman |
Highway robbery |
W 24 April |
|
| " |
Peter Matthews |
Murder of Ann Carter |
W 24 April |
|
| Th. 15 August |
Henry Bryant |
Highway robbery |
F 6 September |
|
| " |
Mathias Keys |
Horse theft |
F 6 September |
|
| " |
James Welch |
Murder of Sarah Green |
F 6 September |
|
| " |
Thomas Jones |
Aiding above murder |
F 6 September |
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|
| 1752 - 6 executions |
|
| M 30 March |
Robert Derby |
Highway robbery (Mail) |
F 24 April |
|
|
Hanged in chains |
|
| " |
Richard Patrick |
Housebreaking |
??/April |
|
| " |
Thomas Gregory |
Horse theft |
??/April |
|
| " |
John Hamilton |
Forgery |
??/April |
|
| " |
John Saunders |
Burglary |
??/April |
|
| " |
Alexander McKey |
H/T - coining |
??/April |
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|
| 1753 - 6 executions |
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| M 2 April |
William Hurley |
Murder of Joshua Newton |
S 7 April |
|
|
Hanged at St. George's Fields or
Croydon |
|
| " |
John Sturmey |
Highway robbery |
Th. 19 April |
|
| " |
John Grove |
Highway robbery |
Th. 19 April |
|
| " |
John Whissum & |
Highway robbery |
Th. 19 April |
|
| " |
Thomas Macksheen |
Highway robbery |
Th. 19 April |
|
| " |
Joseph Davies |
At large |
Th. 19 April |
|
|
| 1754 - 7 executions |
|
| Th. 28 March |
John Revell |
Highway robbery |
F 19 April |
|
| " |
Joseph Bragg |
Highway robbery |
F 19 April |
|
|
Above 2 hanged at Kingston |
|
| Th. 22 August |
Richard Gilbert |
Highway robbery |
F 13 September |
|
| " |
Roger Dunn |
Highway robbery |
F 13 September |
|
| " |
Richard Tickner |
Highway robbery |
F 13 September |
|
| " |
James Bard & |
Burglary |
F 13 September |
|
| " |
Thomas Watson |
Burglary |
F 13 September |
|
|
Above 5 hanged at Guildford |
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|
| 1755 - 4 executions |
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| M 31 March |
John Barnard |
Highway robbery |
??/April |
|
| " |
John Glover |
Burglary |
??/April |
|
| " |
Michael Warner |
At large |
??/April |
|
| W 13 August |
William Smith |
Highway robbery |
F 29 August |
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|
| 1756 - 4 executions |
|
| Th. 1 April |
John Needham |
Murder of Sarah Green |
Th. 8 April |
|
|
Above hanged at Guildford |
|
| " |
John Farrell |
Murder of Elizabeth White |
F 9 April |
|
| " |
James Moor |
Horse theft |
Th. 22 April |
|
| Th. 19 August |
James Smith |
Highway robbery |
M 6 September |
|
|
| 1757 - 2
confirmed executions plus 1 reported as both hanged and reprieved |
|
| Th. 11 August |
Luke Cobb |
Horse theft |
F 2 September |
|
| " |
Richard Chapman |
Housebreaking |
F 2 September |
|
|
Above hanged at Guildford |
|
| " |
Robert Mitchell |
Murder |
W 17/8 or R 30.3.58 |
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|
| 1758 - 3 executions |
|
| Th. 30 March |
James White |
Housebreaking |
F 21 April |
|
| " |
Walter White |
Housebreaking |
F 21 April |
|
| Th. 27 July |
Thomas Cripps |
Housebreaking |
F 11 August |
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|
| 1759 - 2 executions |
|
| W 28 March |
Mary Edmonson |
Murder of Susanna Walker |
M 2 April |
|
| Th. 9 August |
Robert Saxby |
Murder of Ann Saxby |
M 13 August |
|
|
Saxby hanged at Guildford |
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|
| 1760 - No executions |
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|
| 1761 - 1
execution |
|
| Th. 26 March |
Francis Hayes |
Sodomy |
F 17 April |
|
|
| 1762 - No executions |
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|
| 1763 - 3 executions |
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| W 27 July |
William Bragger |
Highway robbery |
F 12 August |
|
| " |
Samuel Beaton |
Highway robbery |
F 12 August |
|
| " |
Matthew Dodd |
Rape of Ann Dutnall |
F 19 August |
|
|
| 1764 - 10 executions |
|
| Th. 29 March |
William Corbet |
Murder of Henry Knight |
F 6 April |
|
| " |
William Quilt |
Horse theft |
F 20 April |
|
| " |
John Madox |
Housebreaking |
F 20 April |
|
| " |
Joseph Ryland |
Highway robbery |
??/April |
|
| Th. 23 August |
John Skinner |
Housebreaking |
M 3 September |
|
| " |
William Curtis & |
Highway robbery |
M 3 September |
|
| " |
Matthew Wilkinson |
Highway robbery |
M 3 September |
|
| " |
Samuel Brain |
Highway robbery |
F 7 September |
|
| " |
Matthew Jackson |
Highway robbery |
F 7 September |
|
| " |
John Vernon |
Highway robbery |
F 7 September |
|
|
Above 3 hanged at Guildford |
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|
| 1765 - 4 executions |
|
| W 27 March |
Benjamin Marshall & |
Highway robbery |
F 12 April |
|
| " |
William Adams |
Highway robbery |
F 12 April |
|
| " |
James Thorpe |
Highway robbery |
F 12 April |
|
| " |
William Hazle |
Highway robbery |
F 12 April |
|
|
| 1766 - 3 executions |
|
| W 19 March |
William Tomkinson |
Highway robbery |
F 4 April |
|
| W 30 July |
William Loveday |
Horse theft |
F 22 August |
|
| " |
Benjamin Stratford |
Forgery |
F 5 September |
|
|
Above 2 hanged at Guildford |
|
|
| 1767 - 4 executions |
|
| W 25 March |
Richard Mihill |
Murder of his
brother Robert |
M 30 March |
|
|
Hanged on Richmond Hill |
|
| " |
Richard Smith |
Highway robbery |
S 9 or M 11 May |
|
| W 19 August |
Joseph Metford |
Burglary |
F 4 September |
|
| " |
Mathieu Maraux |
Highway robbery |
S 26 September |
|
|
| 1768 - 5 executions |
|
| M 28 March |
Samuel Stevens |
Housebreaking |
M 18 April |
|
| " |
Thomas Anderson |
Housebreaking |
M 18 April |
|
| " |
William Palmer |
Forgery |
M 18 April |
|
|
Above 3 hanged at
Surbiton or on Sutton Common |
|
| W 3 August |
Benjamin Branch & |
Highway robbery |
F 26 August |
|
| " |
Robert Nash |
Highway robbery |
F 26 August |
|
|
Above 2 hanged at Guildford |
|
|
| 1769 - 1
execution |
|
| W 15 March |
James Porter |
Murder of John Hillier |
M 20 March |
|
|
Hanged at Surbiton |
|
|
| 1770 - 7 executions |
|
| W 4 April |
Stephen Gregory |
Murder of Ann Hearn |
M 9 April |
|
| " |
Hanged at Esher |
|
|
Stephen Dunn |
Highway robbery |
M 23 April |
|
| " |
William Harris |
Highway robbery |
M 23 April |
|
| " |
Charles Burkett |
Burglary |
M 23 April |
|
| " |
Joseph Adams |
Highway robbery |
M 23 April |
|
| " |
George Powdrith |
At large |
M 23 April |
|
| M 30 July |
Joseph Batt |
Burglary |
W 22 August |
|
|
| 1771 - 1
execution |
|
| W 20 March |
John Odell |
Murder of Sarah Stevens |
M 25 March |
|
|
| 1772 - 5 executions |
|
| W 1 April |
Anthony Whelps |
Murder of Antonio Janin |
M 6 April |
|
| " |
William Warren |
Murder of Sarah White |
M 6 April |
|
| " |
William Lovell |
Arson |
M 26 April |
|
| " |
William Robinson |
Highway robbery |
M 26 April |
|
| W 12 August |
James Hopkins |
Burglary |
F 4 September |
|
|
| 1773 - 3 executions |
|
| W 31 March |
Francis Roe |
Burglary |
??/April |
|
| " |
John Goodchild |
Burglary |
??/April |
|
| W 11 August |
James Green |
Highway robbery |
W 1 September |
|
|
| 1774 - 9 executions |
|
| W 23 March |
Daniel Dibble & |
Highway robbery |
W 27 April |
|
| " |
John Briand |
Highway robbery |
W 27 April |
|
| " |
Joseph Stone |
Highway robbery |
W 27 April |
|
| " |
Edward Clarke & |
Highway robbery |
W 27 April |
|
| " |
Thomas Brandsell |
Highway robbery |
W 27 April |
|
| W 3 August |
Richard Robotham |
Highway robbery |
??/August |
|
| " |
John Busby Lloyd |
Highway robbery |
??/August |
|
| " |
George Hearsay |
Burglary |
??/August |
|
| " |
James Burrell |
Burglary |
??/August |
|
|
| 1775 - 8
confirmed executions, plus 2 possible (Goodchild & Houlton ) for whom no
reprieves traced |
|
| Th. 30 March |
Simon Fox |
Murder of William Coston |
S 8 April |
|
| " |
Henry Nicholls |
Murder of his wife Jane |
S 8 April |
|
| " |
Robert Goodchild |
Highway robbery |
??/April |
|
| " |
Peter Houlton |
Highway robbery |
??/April |
|
| W 16 August |
James Campbell |
Highway robbery |
M 4 September |
|
| " |
William Hudson |
Highway robbery |
M 4 September |
|
| " |
John Wilkins |
Burglary |
M 4 September |
|
| " |
Silvester Dodd |
Highway robbery |
M 4 September |
|
| " |
John Davis |
Highway robbery |
M 4 September |
|
| " |
Thomas Jones |
Highway robbery |
M 4 September |
|
|
| 1776 - 7 executions |
|
| W 20 March |
John Harris & |
Highway robbery |
Th. 11
April |
|
| " |
George Humphries |
Highway robbery |
Th. 11
April |
|
| " |
Edward Bell |
Highway robbery |
Th. 11
April |
|
| " |
William Sharp |
Highway robbery |
Th. 11
April |
|
|
Above 4 hanged at Kingston |
|
| W 7 August |
James Potter |
Highway robbery |
M 26 August |
|
| " |
Frederick Wm Gregg |
Highway robbery |
M 26 August |
|
| " |
Christopher Ellis |
Housebreaking |
M 26 August |
|
|
Above 3 hanged at Guilford |
|
|
| 1777 - 1
execution |
|
| W 26 March |
Thomas Banks |
Highway robbery |
W 16
April |
|
|
Hanged at Kingston |
|
|
| 1778 - 8 executions |
|
| W 18 March |
Charles Wadley |
Highway robbery |
W 8 April |
|
| " |
William Wright |
Highway robbery |
W 8 April |
|
| " |
John Davis & |
Highway robbery |
W 8 April |
|
| " |
William Spratt |
Highway robbery |
W 8 April |
|
| " |
James Smith |
Highway robbery |
W 8 April |
|
| " |
Samuel Scipio |
Highway robbery |
W 8 April |
|
|
Above 6 hanged at Kingston |
|
| W 29 July |
Richard Pendleton |
Murder of his wife, Elizabeth |
M 3 August |
|
| " |
Joshua Crompton |
Uttering |
Th. 20 August |
|
|
| 1779 - 5
confirmed executions, plus 1 reported as both hanged and reprieved |
|
| W 17 March |
John Forrest |
Burglary |
??/April |
|
| " |
Thomas Empson |
Shot at |
??/April |
|
| " |
Henry Arnold |
Housebreaking |
??/April |
|
| " |
Charles Greenhaugh |
Stole in dwelling house |
??/April |
|
| M 2 August |
Timothy Lowe |
Stole in dwelling house |
??/August |
|
| " |
Thomas Pugh |
Highway robbery |
Ex or R 4.80 |
|
|
| 1780 - 7 executions |
|
| W 22 March |
Daniel Cumber |
Horse theft |
??/April |
|
| M 14 August |
Henry Cookman |
High Treason - counterfeit |
??/Aug or Sept |
|
|
John Jones |
Highway robbery |
??/Aug or Sept |
|
|
| The
following were hanged at St George’s Fields, Southwark for their parts in the
Gordon Riots |
|
| ??/July |
Robert Lowell, |
Riot |
W 9 August |
|
| ??/July |
Olive Johnson, |
Riot |
W 9 August |
|
| ??/July |
Elizabeth Collins, |
Riot |
W 9 August |
|
| ??/July |
Edward Dorman, |
Riot |
W 9 August |
|
| ??/July |
Mary Locke & |
Riot |
W 9 August |
|
| ??/July |
John Bridport |
Riot |
W 9 August |
|
| ??/July |
Henry Penny |
Riot |
Tu. 22
August |
|
|
| 1781 - 1 execution |
|
| M 13 August |
John Edmead |
Horse theft |
M 3
September |
|
|
| 1782 - 3 executions |
|
| M 29 July |
Richard Worrell |
Horse theft |
W 14
August |
|
| " |
Richard Sarbridge & |
Burglary |
W 14
August |
|
| " |
Joseph Ogle |
Burglary |
W 14
August |
|
|
| 1783 - 8 executions |
|
| W 19 March |
James Seal & |
Highway robbery |
W 26 March |
|
| " |
Eyre Harding |
Highway robbery |
W 26 March |
|
| " |
Griffith Jones |
Highway robbery |
W 9 April |
|
| " |
Thomas Cox |
Highway robbery |
Th. 10 April |
|
| M 18 August |
Martha Baker |
Murder Elisha Cook |
Tu. 26 August |
|
| " |
Henry Symonds |
Murder Elisha Cook |
Tu. 26 August |
|
| " |
George Wood |
Highway robbery |
F 5 September |
|
| " |
Richard Smith |
Housebreaking |
F 5 September |
|
|
| 1784 - 8 executions |
|
| W 24 March |
William Guest |
Highway robbery |
Tu. 6 April |
|
| " |
William Farren |
Stole in dwelling house |
Tu. 6 April |
|
| " |
George Hewetson & |
Burglary |
Tu. 6 April |
|
| " |
John Summers |
Burglary |
Tu. 6 April |
|
| " |
Henry Hart |
Burglary |
Tu. 6 April |
|
| " |
John Townsend, |
Burglary |
Tu. 6 April |
|
| " |
William Walker & |
Burglary |
Tu. 6 April |
|
| " |
Thomas Collins |
Burglary |
Tu. 6 April |
|
|
| 1785 - 25 executions |
|
| M 28 March |
John Tarrant & |
Highway robbery |
M 4 April |
|
| " |
Joseph Howes |
Highway robbery |
M 4 April |
|
| " |
Thomas Pilkington & |
Highway robbery |
W 13 April |
|
| " |
Thomas Conquest |
Highway robbery |
W 13 April |
|
| " |
Redman Condon |
Highway robbery |
W 13 April |
|
| " |
John Watson |
Highway robbery |
W 13 April |
|
| " |
John Burfoot, |
Burglary |
W 13 April |
|
| " |
Isaac Palmer (16) & |
Burglary |
W 13 April |
|
| " |
Thomas Barwick |
Burglary |
W 13 April |
|
| " |
John Haggarty |
Highway robbery |
W 13 April |
|
| " |
Thomas Sharman |
Stole in dwelling house |
W 13 April |
|
| W 20 July |
Ann Smith, |
Highway robbery |
Tu. 2 August |
|
| " |
Christian Ireland, |
Highway robbery |
Tu. 2 August |
|
| " |
Mary Smith, |
Highway robbery |
Tu. 2 August |
|
| " |
William Spratley, |
Highway robbery |
Tu. 2 August |
|
| " |
John Langley, |
Highway robbery |
Tu. 2 August |
|
| " |
William Chandler (16) & |
Highway robbery |
Tu. 2 August |
|
| " |
Elizabeth Jackson |
Highway robbery |
Tu. 2 August |
|
|
Above
7 hanged at end of Kent Street next to the borough of Southwark |
|
| " |
Thomas Hudson |
Highway robbery |
Th. 4 August |
|
| " |
Charles Jenkins |
Highway robbery |
Th. 4 August |
|
| " |
Owen M'Carthy |
Burglary |
Th. 4 August |
|
| " |
Philip Gibson, |
Burglary |
Th. 4 August |
|
| " |
John Motton & |
Burglary |
Th. 4 August |
|
| " |
Henry Wiggs |
Burglary |
Th. 4 August |
|
| " |
William Surman |
Horse theft |
Th. 4 August |
|
|
|
| 1786 - 8
executions |
|
| W 22 March |
Edward Eagel |
Housebreaking |
Tu. 11
April |
|
| " |
William Goddard |
Housebreaking |
Tu. 11
April |
|
| " |
James Defontain |
Burglary |
Tu. 11
April |
|
| " |
James Coussins |
Arson |
Tu. 11
April |
|
| " |
Thomas Nicholls |
Burglary |
Tu. 11
April |
|
| " |
Thomas Ladd |
Sodomy |
M 10 April |
|
|
Ladd hanged on Peckham Common |
|
| Th. 10 August |
Michael Hannasy |
Highway robbery |
??/Aug/Sept |
|
| " |
William Parker |
Housebreaking |
??/Aug/Sept |
|
|
| 1787 - 13
confirmed executions, plus 1 possible (Ralph) for whom no reprieve traced |
|
| M 2 April |
Edward Lanigan, |
Murder of an
unknown man |
S 7 April |
|
| " |
Michael Casey & |
Murder of an
unknown man |
S 7 April |
|
| " |
James Marshall |
Murder of an
unknown man |
S 7 April |
|
| " |
John Johnson |
Burglary |
??/April |
|
| " |
Thomas Powell & |
Burglary |
??/April |
|
| " |
William Rymer |
Burglary |
??/April |
|
| " |
Thomas Smith |
H/T coining |
??/April |
|
| " |
Charles Farrell |
Highway robbery |
??/April |
|
| " |
Elizabeth Lemmon |
Stole from shop |
??/April |
|
| " |
John Ralph |
Highway robbery |
??/April |
|
| W 8 August |
Richard Thomas |
Highway robbery |
W 29 August |
|
| " |
William Thompson |
Highway robbery |
W 29 August |
|
| " |
Humphrey Curtis |
Highway robbery |
W 29 August |
|
| " |
Robert Holderness |
Highway robbery |
W 29 August |
|
|
| 1788 - 5
executions |
|
| W 26 March |
John Gray |
Burglary |
??/April |
|
| " |
George Stock |
Horse theft |
??/April |
|
| " |
John Chear |
Horse theft |
??/April |
|
| M 14 July |
John McFarley |
Burglary |
??/Aug/Sept |
|
| " |
William Browne |
Burglary |
??/Aug/Sept |
|
|
| 1789 - 3
executions |
|
| W 25 March |
William Lee |
Highway robbery |
W 8 April |
|
|
William Edwards |
Stole in dwelling house |
W 8 April |
|
|
George Vivins |
Highway robbery |
??/April |
|
|
| 1790 - 5
executions |
|
| M 29 March |
John King |
Sheep theft |
M 12 April |
|
| " |
Peter Cochran |
Highway robbery |
M 12 April |
|
| " |
Thomas Kent |
Sheep theft |
M 12 April |
|
| " |
John Jackson |
Sheep theft |
M 12 April |
|
| " |
Anthony Craddock |
Stole in dwelling house |
M 12 April |
|
|
| 1791 - 2
executions |
|
| - |
Bartholomew Quain |
Murder of his wife at Ely |
M 7 March |
|
|
See Ely for details |
|
| W 23 March |
William Nicholas North stole on river |
Stealing on the river |
??/April |
|
|
| 1792 - 5
executions |
|
| W 21 March |
Thomas Miles |
Horse theft |
??/April |
|
| " |
John Hudson |
Robbery in dwelling house |
??/April |
|
| W 8 August |
Joseph Lorrison & |
Highway robbery |
F 24 August |
|
| " |
John Nutcher |
Highway robbery |
F 24 August |
|
| " |
Philip George |
Highway robbery |
F 24 August |
|
|
| 1793 - 3
executions |
|
| Th. 21 March |
John Page |
Highway robbery |
M 8 April |
|
| " |
Walter Welch & |
Burglary |
M 8 April |
|
| " |
Benjamin Baker |
Burglary |
M 8 April |
|
| M 22 July |
Robert Chamberlain |
Highway robbery |
M 5 August |
|
| " |
George Vernon |
Possessing coining implements |
M 5 August |
|
|
| 1794 - 4
executions |
|
| W 26 March |
John Lane |
Highway robbery |
Th. 17 April |
|
| M 18 August |
William Hurst & |
Highway robbery |
??/September |
|
| " |
William Newman |
Highway robbery |
??/September |
|
| " |
Thomas Stunnell |
Highway robbery |
??/September |
|
|
| 1795 - 5
executions |
|
| M 23 March |
Dennis Ryan & |
H/T - coining |
M 27 April |
|
| " |
Joshua Stephenson |
H/T - coining |
M 27 April |
|
| M 27 July |
Sarah King |
Murder of her male bastard |
M 3 August |
|
| " |
John Little |
Murder of James McEvoy |
M 3 August |
|
| " |
Jeremiah Abershaw |
Shot at |
M 3 August |
|
|
| 1796 - 6
executions |
|
| M 21 March |
Nicholas Inglish |
Burglary |
M 11 April |
|
| " |
James Gregory |
Burglary |
M 11 April |
|
| " |
John Hartland |
Riot |
M 11 April |
|
| M 25 July |
John Clark & |
Shot at |
W 10 August |
|
| " |
Leonard Tomlinson |
Shot at |
W 10 August |
|
| " |
Hannah Griffiths |
Burglary |
W 10 August |
|
|
| 1797 - 7
executions |
|
| M 20 March |
Thomas Smith & |
Highway robbery |
Th. 6 April |
|
| " |
James Clark |
Highway robbery |
Th. 6 April |
|
| " |
William Peto |
Horse theft |
Th. 6 April |
|
| M 7 August |
William Harling |
Sheep theft |
M 21 August |
|
| " |
George Watts |
At large |
M 21 August |
|
| " |
Rebecca Dunn |
H/T colour coin |
M 21 August |
|
| " |
William Batho |
Rape of Sophia Stokes |
Tu. 29 August |
|
|
| 1798 - 5
confirmed executions, plus 1 reported as hanged and reprieved |
|
| W 21 March |
Simon Plunkett |
Horse theft |
F 13 April |
|
| " |
John Chambers |
Highway robbery |
F 13 April |
|
| " |
Daniel Smith |
Horse theft |
F 13 April |
|
| " |
Abraham Clark |
Burglary |
Ex 13/4 or R 23.4.98 |
| M 30 July |
William Hill |
Housebreaking |
F 17
August |
|
| " |
John Alison |
Forgery |
F 17
August |
|
|
| 1799 - 3
executions |
|
| M 18 March |
James Randall |
Burglary |
M 1 April |
|
| M 15 July |
William Badger |
Forgery |
M 5 August |
|
| " |
John Butler |
Horse theft |
M 5 August |
|
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